Viewpoints are relative to our differences in culture and history and experience and politics and political organization ...and yes, that is why Canada is liberal in the John Stuart Mill sense of the word.

Your viewpoint became more acute with local safety and southern border an issue...lot of emotion with fear and focused attention and it totally affects your daily life.

I expect we would have different conversations about other things where our views align

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If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop